CEO们如何重建信任

    投资者是否会像阿奎拉主张的那样，理解这些披露的价值？金融服务公司Global Analytics的股东及人力资源事务负责人马克•阿波尔哈特说：“自愿并且主动披露人力资源标准对投资者非常有帮助。”美国互信责任中心（ICCR）高级项目总监大卫•希林对笔者表示，他认为这种信息对于股东非常重要。ICCR共有300名机构资产经理，旗下管理的资产约合1,000亿美元。“员工需要得到公平的工资，以及一份能维持生计的基本生活工资，以满足基本的开销。有一些可自由支配的收入对员工同样重要，这样，他们也就不会一生病就陷入赤贫状态。”如果员工陷入这种压力，就不可能快乐，也就不会有工作效率。

    虽然我们不能通过信息披露解决所有问题，但我们有理由期待信息披露带来意识的提升。董事会在公开披露时，会更专注地考虑关键问题。若董事会和公司高管都能注意到股东满意度，公司就会变得更强大、更持久、更稳定。(财富中文网）

    本文作者埃莉诺•布洛克汉姆为董事会咨询公司价值联盟与公司治理联盟首席执行官。

    译者：刘进龙/汪皓

    Would investors appreciate such disclosures as Aguilar contends? "Voluntary disclosure of human capital metrics would be helpful to the investment community," says Mark Ubelhart, shareholder and human capital practices leader at Global Analytics. And David Schilling, senior program director at the ICCR, which represents 300 institutional asset managers with approximately $100 billion under management, told me he thinks this kind of information is very important to shareholders. "Workers need to receive a just wage -- and a sustainable living wage so they can meet more than basic expenses," he says. "Some discretionary income is important too so workers aren't just one illness away from poverty." Workers under such stress are unlikely to be happy or productive.

    While we can't expect nirvana from disclosure, we can expect that disclosure will raise awareness. Boards think about critical issues in a more focused way when they publicly disclose them. When boards and the C-suite pay attention to stakeholder satisfaction, companies are stronger, more sustainable, and resilient.

    Eleanor Bloxham is CEO of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance(http://thevaluealliance.com), a board advisory firm.